context: this meme is 3 years old. think about what everyone including that gentleman in the back did to protect everyone around them.
Context: shithead
A lot of people still don’t understand that most masks are only really good for protecting others rather than the wearer and that this was the main point of asking people to wear them. I’ve seen people have revelations and change their opinion about masks upon having this explained.
High quality masks like N95s are incredibly effective at protecting the wearer when used properly.
Have you tried wearing an n95 mask while doing anything more strenuous than walking? I have no health issues at all and I can find it difficult to breathe. I don’t think obligating (legally or socially) people to wear n95 masks is realistic. Unfortunately, just like many socially charged issues in 2023 it just takes some common sense. I’m not implying you’re lacking, just my .02.
I’ve played basketball wearing an N95 and was perfectly fine, and that’s coming from someone who has shit conditioning and gets out of breath easily. I actually had a harder time breathing in a cloth mask because it was directly in contact with my face while playing. The N95 on the other hand provides an air pocket.
Wildland firefighters wear n95s while in 400 degree Fahrenheit heat. All while wearing up to 75 lbs of gear and carrying around heavy equipment. They literally choose to wear n95s for outdoor scenarios because they are lighter weight and easier to breathe in than their normal indoors masks.
If they can do that, I think we can wear them while we’re in a store or whatever.
I blacksmith bro. I swing a 5 pound hammer with one hand for hours with a 1400° fire a few feet away from me, while wearing heat insulation gloves in the summer. I wear an N95 because if I don’t I’ll cough out coal dust for the next 2 days, and I’m sure as shit not looking forward to finding out how that feels when I’m 80. Oh and I’m significantly overweight. If I could do it everyone else is just bitching.
Why wouldn’t you use an appropriate respirator for that task? Any respirator would probably be okay, but I’m a big fan of the 3M 7500 series for comfort and exhaust control in case you’re wearing a face shield.
Cause I’m lazy and cheap and would rather throw on one of the hundreds of N95s I have lying around in my garage
Fair enough.
Yeah, I found the same issue once I finally got my hands on any real N95s. Earlier I had built a mod for a cheap ARF-A gas mask that filtered both intake and exhaust using 3M P100 filters and that was dramatically superior to the airflow, moisture control, and overall comfort of the N95s I tried. As an added benefit, the eye coverings also kept me from absently touching my eyes like I often do, which is a major disease vector. I just look like a dork wearing it, but I’m used to that.
I’ve seen people have revelations and change their opinion about masks upon having this explained.
I’ve seen more who openly don’t give a fuck.
America hates masks
Did you ask her?
You want me, to wear a mask, to protect other people? It’s not even going to help meee? Well fuck you then!
I repeat this to everyone I can. Obviously there is some personal benefit to wearing a mask but unless you’re being insanely careful about what you touch ALL the time it’s just not gonna do a whole lot. On the other hand if you’re hacking and spewing all over the place and you absolutely have to be out in public please, for the love of fucking God put politics aside and keep your bodily fluids to yourself.
I’m disappointed to see that Lemmings hate this truth.
people are still dying from COVID & people think it’s “old news” lol
In the “quiet” COVID month of July 1990 people died of COVID, compared to 86 people with influenza.
And that’s a quiet month.
Read July 1990 as a date not: in July, 1990 people
God thank you for the clarification. For a quick second I thought I had jumped the timeline to one where Clinton handled COVID.
“I did not have sexual relations with that chinese bat”
I too was perplexed… 😂
Read “read” as imperative rather than past tense
I will send back this PR as an incorrect date format, I already am triggered by this lack of a comma
Lmao so did I. I was so confused.
Now do the states for Obesity or smoking related deaths
must be a 3 year old meme
My workplace just went back to masking because it’s already kicking off to be a banger of a respiratory illness season. I’ll use whatever I can to remind people it’s not just about your comfort.
Be sure to get the new booster. I delayed getting it by a week and tested positive Saturday morning. Sinus + Upper Respiratory infection has been a fun thing to experience lmao.
Worst part so far was last night when I couldn’t tell I was eating expired kimchi until I took a closer look. Lack of smell or taste can be tricky lol.
Oh wow that would have sucked!
I can’t get another booster until November because of the timing of my last shot but definitely will. Getting my flu shot tomorrow though. The amount of plain old non-COVID respiratory illness in the hospitals around here is absolutely wild, like just plain old pneumonia.
Definitely need to get my flu shot too so thanks for that reminder. When I test negative again I will try and get both.
Also just learned if I try blowing through my right nostril hard enough, I can blow air out of my left eye sinus passage. Covid has been a gift that keeps on giving.
I hope you feel better soon! I had the mildest possible case of COVID thankfully thanks to five vaccines. It’s worth all the sore arms, because even boosted people are getting bad cases of it!
Thanks! I’m doing better since Saturday for sure. Only really have a sinus infection still but two more days of antibiotics will clear everything up for sure.
Definitely would take another sore arm over a week of this.
I did the same thing when I last had covid, ate a salad which was expired by 10 days…
I am fully vaxed (booster not available here yet) and had COVID before. Just got it again recently and it really got me good. Still dealing with respiratory problems two weeks later.
Aw man I hope the respiratory issues improve for you. This new strain really has been hard for people.
Yep. My work just went work from home for all non essential personnel for the foreseeable future because a few covid cases in my office.
I’m so glad my last two jobs have been fully remote. I can’t imagine working in an office again and I’m grateful I don’t have to. Most of my friends are still working remotely too which is kinda cool.
“how to look punchable with this one simple trick!”
I too would wear a mask, headphones and probably a sleepmask if I were forced to sit next to someone who enjoys Ayn Rand.
It’s not very safe though, you never know when such person would have idea to excercise their freedom and virtues on your belongings and/or body.
Oh because they aren’t wearing a mask?
Nothing gets by this guy
This meme would only make sense if you had a time machine
Fact: all memes are from the past
Except for the ones on c/surrealmemes. Those are from outside time and space. A realm known only as Cory’s Basement.
Love Cory’s Basement - dude has all kinds of wild shit down there. Saw myself as a turnip once
True, but how far in the past? The context matters in this case.
Good news, this meme is actually from 3 years ago.
Yeah I dont get it?
The woman is reading The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand. The meme is using the book as a caption, to highlight the selfishness of the woman’s actions (not wearing a mask). There’s an additional layer as well.
Ayn rand is an (incredibly horny) author. She developed Objectivism, a philosophical school of thought that functions off the idea of knowledge and values are objective. That “they exist and are determined by the nature of reality, to be discovered by one’s mind, and are not created by the thoughts one has”. Objectivism is popular among conservatives as it appeals to their world view. The “facts over feelings” crowd in particular loves to dickride Ayn Rand.
Some notable fans of her work include Elon Musk, Peter Theil, Amber Heard, Ben Shapiro, and Jordan Peterson. That’s not relevant to the meme, I just want to highlight that objectivism is a joke and the people who support it are awful.
Legit question. If I was an objectivist, would I need to agree with you that am awful as you discovered this knowledge with your mind and it is a fact determined by nature you have perceived? Or would I just disagree and say that my objectivist view trumps yours because I discovered it with my clearly right-beliving mind and correct interpretation of nature’s facts?
That’s kind of the crux of objectivism. Reality is very much subjective and informed by the individuals past, worldview and plenty of other things. Your perceived reality can change because you skipped breakfast and now that you’re hangry; boring, innocuous things are like nails on chalk board to you. There is no universal and objective truth to reality and anyone that would say otherwise is narrow minded and incurious.
To directly answer your question: the answer would be that as an objectivist you would disagree with me and say that your views trump mine for the reasons you stated. This train of thought is demonstrated every time Ben Shapiro opens his mouth in front of a camera
There’s a new type of long covid where you can’t stop posting about the covid years.
Which place are you visiting where you get non-stop covid posts?
This sub, apparently.
There have been over 30 posts to this community in the last 24 hours. This is the only one that mentions COVID.
Damn I guess I got owned with facts and logic
I know of 4 people who have had it within the last 2 months. We’re still in the COVID years.
implying “the covid years” are over
Yes, they are
My brother in Christ, I have covid right now
It’s definitely not over dude.
I caught it after one person infected over a dozen people at a birthday party last week.
I spent over two days locked to a couch unable to handle any food with a 104 fever and now I’m mostly just dealing with the leftover sinus & upper respiratory infection it caused.
And this is honestly one of the first covid posts I’ve seen here in a bit. No idea what you are talking about.
